It’s not about how many reps you produce; it is about the technique that flows with it. The ones who prefer the former over the latter tend to generate negative results. Strength training is one such part where every angle, mind-muscle connection, stretch limit and position counts. For instance, doing barbell curls doesn’t just require you curl your arms to pump your bicep; it demands your body alignment as well.
Taking the basics into consideration, pushups aren’t as easy as you think. A professional practicing push up doesn’t just force his palms towards the ground; he maintains a straight alignment as well.
Reasons why your garbage pushups won’t let you have a perfect body!
Dropped hips:
For those who know pushups are meant to engage your core, don’t understand that their hips, when dropped put their back into a vulnerable position. Forget core; you are creating a much larger threat to your body. Found generally in people learning to do pushups, this keeps your form at risk. People who run behind boasting the record number of repetitions need to clear their heads and focus more on the technique.
Several
variations come into play by placing your hands at a different position.
The narrow triceps pushups are good but make sure you are
performing the standard ones correctly. For such cases, push up handles come in handy. Placed at a specific spot, they can help
you achieve a subtle range in motion as well an accurate placement of hands.
Just a cue tip- if your hand goes above your shoulder while performing the
task, rectify it as early as you can.
Elbows all over the place:
This generally comes with your hand placement. Your elbows are either flaring far or staying in tight to the torso. How can you achieve the perfect body by lifting heavy weights when you make an error before even starting it? Again, using push up handles would allow you to get an optimal hand placement and carry your elbow’s motion in accordance.
No mind-muscle connection:
Your repetitions might be in large numbers, but your muscles might be under a lot of stress. For starters, how about having a pain in the area which you haven’t even trained? This error usually occurs when your mind and muscle aren’t connected on the inside. To have a perfect bodily outlook, you need to maintain healthy connectivity inside.
Range of motion:
While the novice needs time to perform a single pushup, an athlete tries to achieve more repetitions in less time. Both are making a barrier to their progress. The perfect range of motion does more benefit to you than any number of pushups ever will!
Distracted:
Stop trying to look what your friend or other people are doing. Involuntary moving your neck sideways or upwards to look at yourself in the mirror is creating a movement in your spine. Conclusively, hindering your alignment! Stay on track and stay close to the ground. That’s where you are going to rise from!
Conclusion:
As a beginner, everybody learns pushups as their first
exercise, and all of them take great pride in beating the other in numbers.
Well, no need to boast about it; you might have beaten your competitor, but you
still have to correct your inner flaws. Keep learning!
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